Table 2.

Postoperative drainage volumes and hematologic levels in the two groups

Variables	TXA group (n = 47)	Control group (n = 40)	P-value
Drainage volume (mL)
POD 1	69.26 ± 35.93	153.88 ± 64.02	<0.001
POD 2	36.49 ± 28.85	94.38 ± 48.39	<0.001
Total	113.19 ± 69.62	284.75 ± 129.35	<0.001
Hb (g/L)
POD 1	140.15 ± 12.79	134.73 ± 9.49	0.030
Extubation	137.04 ± 12.54	128.08 ± 9.83	<0.001
Loss	10.79 ± 4.32	22.48 ± 6.02	<0.001
Hct (%)
POD 1	41.19 ± 3.35	37.93 ± 3.24	<0.001
Extubation	40.06 ± 3.60	35.38 ± 3.06	<0.001
Loss	4.15 ± 1.76	9.48 ± 2.10	<0.001

POD Postoperative day, Hb Hemoglobin, Hct Hematocrit, CRP C-reactive protein, IL-6 interleukin-6.